A right-hander who would bounce from bullpen work to the rotation for the Tigers and Indians in the early 1970’s, Tom Timmermann would not make his way to the big leagues until age 29.

The hurler would post 27 saves in 1970, third best in the American League, while gathering “Tiger of the Year” honors from the Detroit sportswriters that year. However, he would find himself in a setup role in 1971, blowing saves early in the season, but still putting together a strong season, 7-6, 3.86 in 52 outings.

His career would begin a downward trend by 1973 at age 33, but he had very little reason for concern regarding his future, as we find out from the cartoon on the back of his card that Timmermann “became eligible for his baseball pension in ‘73”.